Villarreal moved to within two points of Real Madrid in third in La Liga by stretching their unbeaten league run to 13 games with a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday.

Marcelino's men saw off Napoli in one of the ties of the Europa League last 32 on Thursday, but showed no ill effects as goals from Leo Baptistao and Samu Castillejo put them 2-0 up inside half an hour.

Adrian Lopez added a third with his first goal for the club since joining on loan from Porto just after the break.

And Levante's miserable day was completed when captain David Navarro was sent off for a second bookable offence, meaning he will miss the visit of Real Madrid on Wednesday.

A fourth defeat in five games leaves Levante still four points off safety in 19th.

At the very least, Villarreal now look assured of a return to the Champions League next season after opening up an 11-point lead on fifth-placed Sevilla.

Real Madrid's title hopes were realistically ended on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at home to Atletico Madrid.

Victory moved Atletico to within five points of leaders Barcelona, but the European champions can reestablish their eight-point advantage when they host Sevilla later on Sunday.